Alfreda
Alfreda is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Italian, Polish, German.
- English
- Italian
- Polish
- German
Meaning & Origin of Alfreda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alfreda is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Italian, Polish, German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Italian
- Polish
- German
The Story of Alfreda
American parents first put Alfreda on the record books as a baby girl name in 1881, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 363 Alfredas were born — ranking #504 that year. About 22% of every Alfreda on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Alfreda last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alfreda
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alfreda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Alfreda
Phonetically similar names — useful when Alfreda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Alpharetta
- Alfredo
- Alfred
- Elfreda
- Alfreds
- Aelfred
- Alvarado
- Alford
- Allred
- Alphard
- Already
- Alfre
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Alfreda
Alfreda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Alfreda's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #504. Use the chart and map above to compare Alfreda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.